GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $10.1 billion (US$) or £6,060 million (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $21.83 billion (US$) or £13,098 million(GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,500 (US$) or £900 (GBP)
Capital of Burkina Faso : Ouagadougou
Population (Estimated July 2012): 17,275,115
Area: 270,764 km2 or 104,543 mi2
Currency: CFA franc (CFAF)
Official Language: French
Political Information: Semi-Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 60.5% of the population are Muslim, 19% are Catholic, 15.3% are Animist, 4.2% are Protestant, and 1% have other or no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Tena Kourou at 749m or 2,457ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 13 regions; Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Centre, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Centre-Ouest, Centre-Sud, Est, Hauts-Bassins, Nord, Plateau-Central, Sahel, Sud-Ouest
Leaders: President Blaise Compaoré with Prime Minister Luc-Adolphe Tiao
Additional: Gained independence from France on the 5th of August 1960.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
